Food habits of the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Dachigam National Park of the Kashmir Himalaya, India
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Food habits of the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes were studied in Dachigam National Park Kashmir Himalaya from December 2017 to November 2018 by scat analysis. A total 246 scats collected across seasons different habitat types park. The diet was characterized a wider prey spectrum with small rodents, plants, and Himalayan Grey Langur Semnopithecus ajax as major food items. dietary behaviour showed slight seasonal variation more invertebrates plant material (fruits, berries, & grasses) during spring summer. niche canid warm season than cold season. Diet analysis revealed substantial use anthropogenic sources (human refuse livestock carrion) Fox. frequency occurrence human carrion species varied seasonally. results show that is an opportunistic feeder, capable adapting variety
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Threatened Taxa
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0974-7907', '0974-7893']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7714.15.1.22364-22370